by awkolaw2 | May 4, 2020 | Chelsie Warner, Human Trafficking, Mary Liu
The city of Mountain View, California, sits between the Santa Cruz mountains and the San Francisco Bay in the heart of the Silicon Valley. It is home to several national and international corporations and various successful small businesses, and it touts itself as one...
by awkolaw2 | Dec 17, 2019 | Boy Scouts, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking
Traumatic events haunt some people for their entire lives. Survivors who develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may relive the trauma through flashbacks and dreams; they may struggle with their relationships and in their jobs; they may numb their emotions...
by awkolaw2 | Sep 13, 2019 | Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts Sexual Abuse, Chelsie Warner, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking, Mary Liu, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse In Scouting, Sexual Assault
Trauma has the power to derail lives. People who develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying or life-threatening event may experience chronic struggles with relationships, jobs, and physical and emotional health. And...
by awkolaw2 | Aug 22, 2019 | Chelsie Warner, Human Trafficking, Mary Liu, Massage, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault
Florida, with its warm climate and beautiful beaches, is the second-most visited state in the U.S., according to worldatlas.com. But the Sunshine State has a darker side: the National Human Trafficking Hotline reports that Florida is among the top three states for...
by awkolaw2 | Aug 12, 2019 | Chelsie Warner, Human Trafficking, Mary Liu, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault
Sex trafficking takes place in the seediest of motel rooms and in the most extravagant mansions of the rich and famous. Traffickers come from a diverse range of socioeconomic, racial and ethnic groups. Yet, when a wealthy, powerful individual is implicated in sex...
by awkolaw2 | Aug 2, 2019 | Chelsie Warner, Human Trafficking, Mary Liu, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault
A woman is raped when she is seventeen. Twenty years later, she smells the cologne her rapist wore the night of the attack on the person she is currently dating. Her heart begins to race and she cannot follow the thread of conversation she was participating in moments...